pathfinder
noun
a person who finds or makes a path, way, route, etc., especially through a previously unexplored or untraveled wilderness.
pathfinders
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pluralof pathfinder.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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During the coldest months, icebreakers keep Finland's ports open, and work as pathfinders for big cargo ships.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2026
Mr. Hamilton made a few practice jumps before commanding the flight that delivered his fellow pathfinders to the battlefield.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2019
This was a night for powerful women and pathfinders like Burnett and Close.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 7, 2019
Bit by bit, McClellan, Tarter and other historians and lawmakers are highlighting the names and deeds of those early African American pathfinders.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2018
Ahead of the train were the scouts, or pathfinders.
From Kid Wolf of Texas by Paul S. (Paul Sylvester) Powers
